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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1917
Page
14
The provost marshal general released a 14 page set of questions required from the 9,000,000 registrants. Series I covers general data while Series II to XT probe physical fitness occupation dependency citizenship and religious grounds.
The chief members of the American commission arriving in England for the first great allied war conference are Col. E. M. House Vance McCormick Bainbridge Colby Admiral William S Benson and Gen. Tasker H Bliss. Three other Americans are on the commission.
United Press reports C A Parrona 35 is jailed in Tacoma accused of plotting to abduct Mayor Fawcett's 15 year old daughter. Police say he lay near the mayor's home with his car nearby. Parsons denies any kidnapping knowledge and claims he was merely stalling around.
CAMP LEWIS Washington November 14 Henry Brinkerhoff of Los Angeles a Christadelphian initially refused military service citing conscience He agreed to sign the muster roll and accept a hospital corps position after reconsidering his stance in the war effort He says he would have been a soldier otherwise.
An old coffee pot discarded after the death of Mrs. Hannah Gale in Tuckerton New Jersey was found to conceal 600 in bank notes. Neighbors then searched the house and attic uncovering 3000 more.
A wide essay on France’s wartime “Mother” service details a massive operation in a major city where nearly 6,000 women repair and refurbish clothing for millions of soldiers. Each six weeks every item is checked, disinfected, repaired, or repurposed to maximize fabric use and extend uniforms for frontline wear.
Prof. N F Coleman outlined YMCA work at Camp Lewin to keep home ties strong for soldiers and aid illiterate men. Seattle plans to boost a 25 million war fund with about 100000 for local obligations and current expenses. Washington subscriptions reach 114480 as 400 units pledge, with 60 reported.
A. G. Crane, jailed in Nevada for defrauding an insurance company, won parole after a new process to extract oil and mania from shale impressed Secretary Lane. Dr. D. T. Day of the bureau of mines backed the discovery as part of a $2,500,000 corporation plan to commercialize the war invention.
Owing to many applications for lieutenant commissions on balloon duty, Seattle blanks have been exhausted. Lieut. C J Gudden, head of the aviation examination board at the Omaha training school, wired that a new supply of forms was being sent to Seattle and that applications would be accepted.
In Butte Montana Bud Lang who runs a temperate business with his educated dog faces shutdown when prohibition hits next year. The dog formerly found addresses late at night and barked for entry to guide drunken patrons home, earning Lang a living. In Portland Joe Cummins, an alleged slacker, appeared in county court after a jail stint.
Hans Deckendorff, who claims kinship to former German ambassador Bernstorff, is jailed in Tacoma as federal authorities probe his movements and alleged violations of Wilson era alien enemy laws. He lived in Beatle and worked at a Lake Tappa sawmill after a stint in London where he appeared as a spy.
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